Since establishment in 2009, it has supported over 180 companies through the Regional Growth Loan Scheme, agreeing more than £23.5m of loans and leveraging a further £50m of other finance into growth orientated SMEs. Companies supported have created nearly 850 new jobs in the region.

The Regional Growth Loan Scheme is funded by HM Government via the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The scheme has capacity for more lending and the Finance East team are keen to discuss opportunities – please contact us for more information.

Finance East maintains close contact with a range of organisations that provide business support services to SMEs across the East of England. A list of our partners can be found here: Finance East Partners

New Anglia Growing Business Fund

Grant funding to growth businesses across the whole of Norfolk and Suffolk.

The Fund provides grants of up to 20% of the project cost, between £5,000 and £500,000, to businesses that have a shortfall in their investment plan and are able to create at least one job for every £20,000 provided by the Fund, with a minimum of one new role.